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Brickbat: Playground Hijinks

Charles Oliver | 5.2.2012 6:00 AM

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Parents of some students at California's Albert Einstein Middle School are upset that  Sacramento sheriff's detectives pulled their children out of class and interviewed them and took DNA samples in a murder investigation without informing those parents.

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  1. Suthenboy   14 years ago

    "These are interviews, not interrogations," Sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos told ABCNews.com. "They are all consensual."

    My ass they are. I know kalifornia is a fucked up place, but c'mon. Kids can consent? A child is knowledgable enough about criminal procedure and the consequences of consenting to a police 'interview' without council or parent to consent ? In what alternate universe?

    Is there any chance that if the killer turns out to be one of these kids that all evidence against them acquired in this manner will be tossed out and the killer ends up walking?

    1. fried wylie   14 years ago

      "I think the answer is, kids can consent, and if they consented and it was knowing and intelligent, [law enforcement] can do the search,"

      Apparently kids CAN consent.

      California: The Open Season on Jail-Bait State.

      1. Hell's Librarian   14 years ago

        Yeah, I think that particular slippery slope just turned into an giant slalom. Of course, they will argue that it is already illegal to engage in underage sex, but hey, if 13-year-olds can consent, it's all good, right?

        1. Almanian...still   14 years ago

          "slippery slope", 13 year olds....you dirty old bastard...

  2. invisible furry hand   14 years ago

    Hey Cali lawyers, what happens with DNA samples there? Are they retained for the length of the investigation and then destroyed if of no relevance to the investigation? Kept forever?

  3. Almanian...still   14 years ago

    Kids under 18 can get abortions without informing or involving the parents so, yeah....why not accept their consent to search, access to personal data, including DNA, etc? Makes sense.

    It's all part of The Plan?.

    You know who else had a "plan"....

    1. Mensan   14 years ago

      Hannibal Smith.

    2. BakedPenguin   14 years ago

      The cylons?

      1. Dr. Frankenstein   14 years ago

        They had a plan? Did anyone know what that plan was?
        1. Wipe out humanity
        2. ????
        3. Profit

    3. sloopyinca   14 years ago

      The layaway desk at KMart?

      1. Mr. FIFY   14 years ago

        Skynet?

    4. Brandon   14 years ago

      Harvey Dent?

  4. SugarFree   14 years ago

    I've long argued that the age of a majority in a state should be the age of the youngest person that has ever been charged as an adult.

    1. sloopyinca   14 years ago

      Ooh, that's a great idea.

      BTW, I got Dune loaded on my Nook. Thanks, man.

      1. SugarFree   14 years ago

        Even if you love it, don't read the other 5. Or, at least only read 2 and 3 and stop.

  5. TingoZing   14 years ago

    Dude is not making a whole lot of sense man, Wow.

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